Felon charged after Alpharetta police find highly potent THC oil in his car

“It’s an area where we’ve had car break-ins and it’s also an area where we usually find people in possession of illegal narcotics,” Alpharetta police spokesman Sgt. Howard Miller told Channel 2 Action News.

The officer questioned Richardson, and the man’s behavior tipped off the officer to the potential of elicit activity, Channel 2 reported.

Richardson told the officer he was not staying at the hotel and was waiting on money for a room, according to the report.

The officer saw two handguns on the passenger seat of Richardson’s vehicle, the report said. During a search, the officer found eight THC cartridges and 31 Cyclobenzaprine pills. The pill bottle was labeled with a name other than Richardson’s.

THC oil contains the active ingredient in marijuana. Possession of oil with as high of a THC concentration as the cartridges found in Richardson’s car is a felony, Miller said.

Richardson told the officer he did not realize that the oil contained a high concentration of THC. He also admitted to being an 8-Tray Gangster and said he went by the moniker “Sleepy, the report said.

Richardson was previously convicted of a felony in California. The details of that conviction are not clear.

Richardson was taken to the Fulton County jail, where he is charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a controlled substance. He remains in the jail on a $12,500 bond.

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